Umbrella



July 1, 1930. w. F. SCHOENHARD UMBRELLA Original Filed Aug. 15, 1928INVENTOR ATTORN EY.

Patented July 1, 1930 UNITE STATES 7 WILLIAM. F. SCHOENHAR-D, or ST.Louis, ivussounr UMBRELLA Application filed August 15, 1928, SerialK01299341 Renewed March 4, 1936. i

This invention relates to' certain new and useful improvements inumbrellas, the peculiaritiesof which will be hereinafter fully describedand claimed.

5 The main objects of my invention are to provide ane umbrella that canbe folded up so as to go in a'satchel, shoppingbag, or pocket; secondly,to avoid the usual braces for the ribs; thirdly, to afiord more head 1room in the center of the umbrella; and I, p

in a boss 17 near one end and offset from the fourthly, to providecertain'nov'el features of construction hereinafter described andclaimed, e V

In the accompanying drawing in-which like reference numerals indicatecorrespondline 22. of Fig; 1,. with the handle partly for ribs andhandle, with folded positions indicated Fig. 6, a vertical section oftheholder on i the line 66 of Fig. 5,.showing the ribs in position to be,folded and the covering in dicated by dash lines;

Fig. 7, an end view of the holder and ribs in folded position; and v IFig. 8, a side View of the same.

The numeral l designates the usual or. an

, approved covering for'theframe of ribsand I handle mounted in-a holder3. V g

This holder is oblong, of cast metal prefa straight portion and its endsbent upward handle as usual. The twoend rib sections'.-- 7 and 10arepreferably loosely pivoted so as to'slide up on the bent-up ends of saidrod ,erably, having a depending steel .rod 4 with.

in this construction. These rib sections havev .ed. to be stifienedfiller. pieces connected 4:, and be held laterally in concave forks13 Iand 14: respectively at the ends of the holder when in raised position,but are adapted'to slide down. tothe straight portion ofsaid rod andhang parallel to the other ribsin lowered position (Fig. 6). A flange 15extends" outward and slightly downward on the sides and fork ends of theholder, adapted to-bear downward on all the ribs in raised position.

A handle 16 is slidingly mounted in a hole 0- central plane of thedepending rod, and a spring catch 18 engages theboss when the holder isslid downward on the handle (Fig. 2), thus engaging the flange with thetop of the ribs and tensioning the covering. This movement is thereverseof the usual umbrella frame, as my holder with the pivoted ends of theribs is slid downward to tighten the covering, and upward'to loosen-it.p Y

My ribs are made in two or more sections, preferably tubular andconnected by coil springs 19 or other flexible connections, pref-.erablyfof th'esame outer diameter as the tubes so as to be 'fluSh withtheouter sections 20, as shown. I p H To stiifenthe ribs, a'filler 21 isslidingly mounted in each upper section of the ribs and is slid outwardthroughsaid flexible connection part way into the outer section, by acord 22 having a hook 23 to engage the outer end of therib', and aterminal stop,-ball or other shaped-member 2 1 to pull the cord andfiller to locking position against the tension of a spring 25 thatconnects the inner end of said filler to the pivot end of the rib. (Fig.3.) The. retraction of said spring pulls the filler inward to unlockingposition and the terminal stop-ball against the outer end of the .rib,when the hook is disengaged; 99 (Fig.4). f 1 The pivot ends of ribs 7andlO, have holes curved and enlarged to slidingly pivot on the bent-upends of the holder rod, the other ribs are also loosely: pivoted asshownin Figs. 3

and 4;, to allow them to assume, the positionsshownin Figs. Land 6. g

' The handle is also 1n Inultipletubular sec. tions, flexibly connected,andthe joints adaptby cord or wire, and the inner one controlled by aspring and the outer one provided with a cord and terminal stop-ball,similar to the ribs (Fig. 2). These terminal stops also form ornamentsdangling from the drawnout cords (Fig. 2), and close the outer end ofribs and handle (Figs and 6).;

Fig. 6 shows the ribs m -ar ue flexible position hanging from the holderrod. These sections can then'be folded overingplanes;

parallel to each other (Fig. 7, shown reversed to facilitate suchfolding), with the outer sections hangin at the side of the holder asindicated a Fi 5. The seem-ea er the lrandle'are conveniently folded inone plane parallel to the holder and along the other sideas indicated inFig.5 and shown in Figs.

The covering remains attached to the top of the handle'and iswrappedfaround the Ifol'dediseetions, making a small compact packageadapted to be slipped into'any convenient bag or jother receptacle. Asshown,

the ribs are .proporti onately larger than made, in order to show theconstruction earlye... -Thecoveringha'sfhooks26 or other means forsecuring lit {to the outerends of the ribs. "As my holder is slidoutward on the handle libs for foldingor be provided with elastic conneans27 tgme covering (Fig. '6) ,"if the conic a1. slant requiresadditional slack in the covering atlthe points of; attaehme'nt to {theouter ends of the 'ribs'. 'It is desirable that the;;covering. bealways, connectedeither permanently fastened or fieXih1ysecured,- the;ribs, to facilitate opening and folding my umbrella. f

Iclaim: i a

1,. An umbrella comprising a handle, ribs, a. holder,and, acovering-said ribs being pivotally moiiiit e'diin sa idholder,and saidholder being slidingly 'moiinte'd'ontlie' handle and having; a flangeabove adapted to jbea'r downwardon all said ribs an tension said aming,substantially as described.

:2. An umbrella c mprisin a handle, ribs,

aholderand a c'o'verin'g,-saidholder being s'lid'ably mounted on saidhandle and having a straightrod withbent-up ends depending 7 from thehtflder on wliich saidribsa refpivotallyfmouiited', andfhaving anoutwardly ffi aring {flang'ei adapted 'to bear on the extended ribsjandtension 's'aid'boveri'ng, substantially as described.

, 3. ,An umbrella coinprisihg a handle, "ribs,

, gin-oblong holder iild a evering-and holdier being .slidableQ-on saidhandlefand pro vided with "a dependin parallel rod with ends bent up andfastened in the holder which has fork ends an a continuous outwardfiange,the ribs being loosely pivoted on said rod and those at the endsbeing slidable on the bent-up ends into engagement with said forks, andall the ribs adapted to engage said flange and tension said coveringwhen the "holder is slid downward, substantially as described.

4.-- An;-1-1mbrella comprising a handle, ribs, a holder and ac0vering,said ribs being pivotally mounted in the holder and consistingof multiple tubular sections having hollow flexible "connections I at 5adjacent ends, slidable filler pieces in said sections, means toi'sl'idesaidjpi'eces partly intoadjacentsections and -st'ifl'enfsaidconnectiona'andiet'ractin'g springs for said pieces, "substantial- 1y asdescribed. 0 V 7 5. Anumbrella comprisinga handle,jtubular ribs, aholder and a eov1- n sa1a ribs ibei'n'g pivotally'mounted in said'holderand being in multiple sections provided :withfiexible connectionsconsistin'gof coil springs secured to 'a'dj'acent ends,and slidablefillers mounted in said sections having cordsextending outside tooperate the f-fillers' into locking position, and springs to retractthem, substantially "as. described.

6. *An umbrella mm rising a' tubula'r halldle consisting of multipletubular sections,

' hollow flexible connections between adjacent ends of said sections,filler pieces'slidingly mounted in'said sections, means to slide saidpieces partly intoadjacents'ections for stiffening said connections, andsprings adapted to "retract said pieces,-substai1tially as described.

. '7. An umbrena cbmprising st-tubular handle in multiple sections;hollow flexible connections between adjacent "ends 6f said'sections,filler, pieces slidably mounted inflsa 'id "sections, a cord connectingsaid pieces with outside and havinga terminal stop ball' for the handend, and a retracting s'prin'gfat the other end for said'fill'erpieces,substantially 'asdesc'ribed.

8. An umbrella comprising 'a'co'vering, a handle, an' oblong holderhaving a hole hear one I end for slidab'ly nitiunting the handle thereinand having an'ou'tward flange, multiple ribs having'their endspivotally'mounted in one vertical plane in said 'hold'e'r' and adapted to bearagainst said fi'a'nge and tension saidfcovering and consisting oftubular sections, hollow flexible connections for adjacent ends,spring-controlled filler piecesslidable in said sections,- operating'cords 'for said pieces, and t'erminalXballs for said cords formingpendants for the tip ends when the umbrella isopen and closerswhen,folded.

, 9. Theoombination w'ithmultiple tubular sections, of hollow 'fle XibleCOiI spring connections between, and sub'stjantially the same dlameter'as a'djacentends of said- -sections to i signature.

WILLIAM F. SCHOENHARD."

